Yun Lang bought sweet cakes for Zhao Wan'er, settled her at the cake stall with the stall owner's help to watch her for a while, and then headed to the arena.
The arena was a place Yun Lang was all too familiar with. He entered and went straight in, finding Chen Shengping in a short while.
Coincidentally, Chen Shengping was alone at the moment.
"Lin Lang?" Chen Shengping felt a bit nervous upon suddenly seeing Lin Lang.
Although he was an ordinary person, having been in the arena for so many years, he could naturally discern killing intent.
At this moment, Yun Lang was brimming with killing intent, and it was directed at him!
"Lin Lang, why are you back?" Chen Shengping's voice trembled, but he tried his best to act as if nothing had happened and chatted with Yun Lang.
Looking at Lin Lang's stern expression, Chen Shengping inwardly cried out that things were bad. This kid must have found out about the things he had done behind his back!
Just now, he had seen Xiao Rulong storm out, and he had even specifically told the guards not to stop Xiao Rulong.
Chen Shengping knew that Xiao Rulong must be upset about losing the previous match, and would undoubtedly intend to seek revenge on Lin Lang.
Because of this brat Lin Lang, he himself had lost a large sum of money. Thinking of this, Chen Shengping had tacitly approved Xiao Rulong's actions.
However, now that Lin Lang stood before him with such fierce intent, the outcome for Xiao Rulong was obvious.
"To take your dog's life," Yun Lang unexpectedly spoke directly, without any preamble.
"Plop..."
Chen Shengping's legs went weak, and he directly knelt down before Yun Lang. At the same time, a foul smell spread.
Yun Lang had done nothing yet, but Chen Shengping had already wet himself in fear.
"Lord Lin, you are magnanimous. Please spare this humble one this time! Previously... I did some small things, but that was all to help you level up faster..." Chen Shengping said frantically.
Yun Lang was too lazy to waste words with him. He could tell that Chen Shengping seemed to be stalling for time.
Judging by his demeanor just now, Chen Shengping must have been waiting for someone.
But he didn't care.
"Boom!"
With a palm strike from Yun Lang, Chen Shengping's incessant chatter stopped, and blood gushed from his mouth.
Chen Shengping seemed to want to say something more, but Yun Lang left without looking back, knowing that it would only be curses.
Yun Lang flew away and swiftly returned to the sweet cake stall. As expected, not even the time it takes for an incense stick to burn had passed.
Zhao Wan'er breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Yun Lang return and continued to eat her sweet cakes.
She had been extremely nervous when Yun Lang turned to leave, fearing that he would abandon her. Her large eyes had been fixed on the arena gate, completely forgetting about her sweet cakes.
Now that Yun Lang had returned, Zhao Wan'er finally relaxed and could eat her sweet cakes with peace of mind.
"Ma'am, thank you for looking after this young lady," Yun Lang said politely to the stall owner.
"You're welcome, you're welcome! This little girl is very quiet, no trouble at all." The stall owner waved her hand, her gossipy eyes darting between Zhao Wan'er and Yun Lang.
She wondered if these two were lovers or siblings, as Zhao Wan'er had been so worried when Yun Lang left!
Although Yun Lang looked young, Zhao Wan'er was clearly even younger...
The stall owner's gossipy thoughts did not affect Yun Lang. He bought two more sweet cakes, gave some extra money, and then left with Zhao Wan'er.
The entire process was as natural as could be. Yun Lang, with Zhao Wan'er, swaggered out of the gates of Xuyang City.
"Benefactor, where are we going?" Zhao Wan'er asked, leaning on Yun Lang's shoulder and nibbling on a sweet cake.
After leaving the city, Yun Lang placed Zhao Wan'er on his back. The reason was simple: if he let Zhao Wan'er walk, with her short legs, it would take ages. Carrying her was much faster.
Thanks to Zhao Wan'er, Yun Lang discovered that carrying a load seemed to speed up the leveling of his legs and even brought about subtle improvements in his heart's strength.
He hadn't expected such benefits from adding a load, and Yun Lang nodded with satisfaction.
"Let's head back to the Taichu Sect first," Yun Lang said.
In reality, Yun Lang himself had no specific plan, but returning to the Taichu Sect meant better cultivation conditions.
Although his cheap master was unreliable, he could occasionally fulfill his role as a master.
"Taichu Sect, where is that?" Zhao Wan'er asked in confusion.
"My sect," Yun Lang said indifferently.
However, his back gradually tensed.
Zhao Wan'er, perched on Yun Lang's back, felt it most acutely. Though she didn't know what was happening, she instinctively tightened her grip on Yun Lang's neck: "Benefactor, what's wrong?"
"Hold on tight, don't let go!" Yun Lang said, drawing his long sword from his storage ring with a sudden movement.
"Boom!"
In that instant, an attack descended.
Yun Lang looked closely. It was people from the arena who had caught up!
Yun Lang hadn't deliberately concealed his tracks during his previous actions, so it was understandable that people from the arena would pursue him. He had tensed up precisely because he had sensed killing intent.
The person who appeared before Yun Lang was someone he had encountered before, a silver-ranked warrior from the arena, who served as a security guard as well as a fighter.
"Hmph, arriving this late? You're too slow!" Yun Lang sneered.
The person from the arena scoffed, "So what if you're fast? You'll still fall into my grasp soon enough!"
"Close your eyes. I didn't say you could open them. Don't open them!" Yun Lang told Zhao Wan'er.
Hearing this, Zhao Wan'er immediately closed her eyes tightly.
Yun Lang charged towards the arena fighter. He held his sword, and should have kept his distance, but he didn't. He charged directly at the arena fighter.
This action was exactly what the arena fighter wanted. With a strange laugh, he also lunged at Yun Lang.
"Buzz..."
As the arena fighter lunged at Yun Lang, the moment he got close, Yun Lang's sword tip suddenly changed direction and pierced directly into his heart!
Everything happened too suddenly. The arena fighter still had a confident smile on his face, and before he could even change his expression, Yun Lang had ended his life.
It was as if he had willingly walked into Yun Lang's blade!
His body finally fell heavily to the ground. Yun Lang unceremoniously took the storage ring from his hand and turned to leave.